Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

03/15/2026

Looking forward to this tomorrow - I might be the outlier in the group, but it will be fun!

Get the luck of the Irish on your side by gearing up for a new week of Nite Lite! With guests like:

Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Dr. Keith Poulsen | Comedian Mary Mack | and from In The Pines Studio Actress Winter Williams and Director Matthew Brown

04/20/2025

WVDL is featured in this story, talking about the massive capacity that the NAHLN laboratory network has to respond to epidemic outbreaks. WVDL is very proud to be part of the solution!

10/30/2024

Check out what is new at the WVDL! Fall 2024 Newsletter now available.

Message From The Director

12/22/2023

Great work from our Pathology Sciences, Molecular Diagnostics, and Virology sections published by Dr. Betsy Elsmo and Dr. Ailam Lim.

CDC - Public Health Media Library

11/22/2023

Are you interested in working at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory? There is a position opening to join our team as a diagnostic microbiologist. Take a look here:

Job Summary: Diagnostic molecular biology has a major impact on animal health, disease prevention and control, and treatment methods. Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory's (WVDL) mission is to promote animal and human health and the vitality of the State and National agricultural economy thro...

11/16/2023

Reminder: WVDL Lab Closure for the Thanksgiving Holiday! We wish you a safe, happy, and health Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Holiday Lab Closure

10/16/2023

The season of Fall is upon us. Take a look at the 2023 Fall Newsletter from WVDL to see what is happening at the Lab.

WVDL Fall Newsletter October 2023

10/12/2023

More interesting findings on bovine colostrum evaluation for dairy calves from the team at WVDL. It is important to be aware of how we manage our colostrum programs on the dairy to prevent FTPI and strive to improve our practice s while keeping in mind the wellbeing of the newborn calf. Read more below...

Many dairy operations uses a Brix refractometer to assess the quality of first-milking colostrum. This study investigated whether a digital Brix refractometer could be used in a model to predict colostrum IgG concentration and whether more than one %Brix threshold could be used for different colostr...

09/11/2023

Take a look at a recent Humane Euthanasia Hoard's Dairyman Article featuring comments from our Director, Dr. Keith Poulsen.

We have a separate barn for our show animals. Our show cattle are our pets, and when needed, we euthanize them with our veterinarian using an injection rather than another method.However, the company,Euthanasia

08/08/2023

Make sure you catch up on all the news and updates at the WVDL. Check out our Summer 2023 newsletter here!

WVDL Summer Newsletter August 2023

06/09/2023

Tackling the complex issues with avian influenza.

The Director of the UW Veterinary Diagnostic Lab joins us to talk about the possible jump from mammals to us.